The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 184

He had asked Swain to hurry back to the training facility and find Yohannes, but Swain had yet to return.

Maverick knew his own body, and he probably wouldn’t be able to hold on until Gwendolyn came home from dinner.

Is this really how I’m going to die?

He was unwilling to accept it, yet he was powerless to change it.

As of now, he did not even have the strength to write a farewell letter.

Earlier, that had been the first time Gwendolyn had hugged him since the divorce.

No, she wasn’t hugging me. She was only patting my head.

Charles was right. In the end, Gwendolyn saw Maverick as nothing more than a pet.

She no longer loved him.

As Maverick pondered on this, his consciousness gradually grew hazy, and there were black spots in his vision.

“Gwendolyn…”

I’ll give you my life, Gwendolyn, but can you give me your love in return?

Resigned to his fate, he closed his eyes and let his arms hang limply at his sides. He looked serene.

All was tranquil around him.

Apart from the curtains rustling in the breeze, the only other noise in the room was the sound of blood dripping from his fingertips onto the floor, one drop at a time.

In the car, Gwendolyn suddenly felt a sharp, intense pain in her heart.

She pressed a hand to her chest, her delicate face turning pale from the pain.

Charles noticed that something was off with her and quickly asked, “Gwen, what’s wrong? Are you unwell?”

He leaned forward, wanting to help her.

After taking a few deep

did I feel pain in

had never had any heart-related illnesses, and the pain this time was

the last

spoke, a faint, icy

didn’t notice her darkened gaze and continued

Gwendolyn was not listening to him

she found herself thinking about how pale and

been acting strange

those odd questions, such as whether I’d remember him

dying patient who could

delved into her thoughts, the more uneasy

before she left

that could be extremely

choice of

if he had used the words “in the future”

hands, his furrowed brows, the overwhelming sense of weakness that he couldn’t hide, and

shouted

Gwen?” Charles

unbuckled her seatbelt and opened the car door. “Something urgent came up. I’m afraid I won’t be able

“Gwen—”

cut off when Gwendolyn

by the roadside. After getting out of

caught up to

after Gwendolyn left; it simply stayed

Gwendolyn frantically ran back to Bay

Villa when

Quinton emerged from the shadows when they saw

hands together excitedly. “Nico, you won a whole month’s worth of salary from me the last time. Today, I’m going to win it

expression cold and serious. “I’m not here

and the other two exchanged a confused

a sharp pain in the back of their necks. In an instant, their eyes rolled back

As it turned out, tranquilizing them was much quicker and more efficient than cottoning

the shadows. “Nico, we can’t just leave them lying here, can we? Where should we

three unconscious men on the ground, cupped his hands around

or movement within the villa, nor was there any sign

was off. “Never mind.

security door of the villa was locked. Nico had wanted to kick it down, but he was worried he would not be able to explain himself to

the second-floor bedroom only to find Maverick lying on the chaise lounge. The pool of crimson

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